Lace and ribbon winder



l. W. SMITH.

LACE AND RIBBON WINDER. APPLICATION man MAR. 24. m9.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

lllllllllllllllll lilldf f hi *fiiild PATENT IRVING -W. SMITH, OFNIAGARA, WISCONSIN.

LACE AND RIBBON WINDER.

Application filed. March 24, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IRVING l/V. SMITH, acitizen of the United States, residing at Niagara, in the county ofMarinette and State of Wisconsin, iave invented a new and usefulImprovement in Lace and Ribbon Winders, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to apparatus for use more particularly in windinglace and ribbon upon flat cores of cardboard or the like, or cylinders,and permitting the same to be unwound therefrom.

In the inventorying of merchandise of this character it is the practiceto unwind the lace and ribbon for measuring it and rewinding it on asuitable core, and I have devised my invention for use more particularlyin this connection.

My primary objects are to provide an apparatus of the character statedwhich will be economical of construction, which may be used with coresof the flatkind, such as lace is usually wound upon, and cores of thecylindrical type such as ribbon is usually wound upon, and which may beadjusted to cores of different length; 7

Referring tothe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a broken view inelevation of an apparatus constructed in accordance with Specificationof Letters Patent.

llatented Dec. 2, 1919.

Serial No. 284,538.

uprights 9, these uprights, by preference, being each formed of a stripof strap-iron to provide the cylindrical portion 10 at its upper endforming a journal for the purpose hereinafter stated, and downwardly andoutwardly flaring leg portions 11 terminating at their lower ends ineyes 12 in the form of sleeve sections through which the rods 8 extend,the eye-portions 12 gripping the rods 8 sufficiently tightly to preventshiftingof these uprights on the'rods during the operation of theapparatus, but permitting the uprights to be adjusted toward and awayfrom each other.

The two journal portions 10 of the uprights 9 have journaled therein theshafts 13 and 1%, the shaft 1 being provided at opposite sides of theournal 10 with collars my invention and showing the same adapted forrevolving a flat core, as for example one made of cardboard. Fig. 2 isan end view of the construction shown in Fig, 1, the structure beingviewed from the lefthand end thereof in this figure. Fig. 3 is a planView of one of the clip-devices employed showing its supporting shaftpartly broken away and the core gripped by the clip. Fig. & is a' viewin the nature of a. diagram showing the core-rotating shafts equippedwith holders for a cylindrical core shown by dotted lines and in brokencondition, and Fig. 5, a face View of one of the disks of Fig. 4C, thecore being shown by a dotted circle.

Referring more particularly to the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2 and3, which shows my invention as adapted for the winding of lace, or thelike, upon a flat core, the base of the device is represented at 6, thisbase carrying eyes 7 which project upwardly from the base and arearranged in a rectangular formation as shown to provide supports for tworods 8 which are disposed in parallel relation as shown, and are heldfirmly in the eyes 7 and in spaced relation to the base 6. The rods 8form supports for 15 and 16 to prevent longitudinal movement of thisshaft in its journal, this shaft being equipped with a crank-handle 17rotatably mounted thereon and carrying a pawl 18 cooperating with aratchet 19 formed as a part of the collar 16, this ratchet and pawldevice being so constructed and arranged as will be understood by thoseskilled in the art, as to cause the shaft 14 to be rotated when thecrankl'? is turned in one direc tion, but permitting the shaft 14 to beretated in the opposite direction without turning the crank 17.

The inner ends of shafts 13 and 1% are equipped with any suitable formof device for clamping a flat core such as that repre seated at 20 andwhich is usually employed as the core for lacc,'these clamp devicesbeing in the form of the ordinary paper clip, each involving acylindrical member 21 of springy material as for example steel, with aslot 22 extending longitudinally thereof, and a pair of members 23 and24.- having handle sections 25 extending through slots 26 in the member21, and clipping sec tions 27 extending in the opposite directionthrough the slot 22; The inner ends of the shafts 13 and 1d arepreferably threaded as represented at 28 and the clips referred to carrysleeve-sections 29 connected with the members 22 in any suitable way andinternally threaded to be screwed upon the threaded ends 28 of theseshafts.

It will be manifest from the foregoing description that the clip devicereferred to furnishes means for clipping and holding rigidly to theshafts 13 and 14, the core 20 which may thus be rotated for the purposeof winding lace, or the like, thereon by 1:0-

tating the handle 15? in one direction.

llurthermore the device may be used to 1'0 tierent lengths of cores maybe effected either by the lengthwise adjustment of the shaft inv itsjournal or the adjustment o l the uprights 9 on the bars 8, or by acombination of these adjustments, this being in acci'ndance with thepreferred e1nbodiment of my invention.

is hereiubeiore stated my improved apparatus is designed not only forwinding and unwinding -1naterial wound upon flat cores, but also for thewinding and unwinding of material, such as ribbon, on cylindrical cores,which are usually made oi cardboard and have closed ends; and in Figs.-4 and 5 I have shown an apparatus adapted for use with cylindricalcores. In this arrangement I substitute for the clip-devicehei-einbeifore referred to, disks represented at and 31, these disksbeing provided with sleevesections containing internally threadedsockets at which they are adapted to screw upon the threaded ends o'l'theshaits 13 and 1%. These disks are provided with prongs for engagingthe ends of the cylindrical core such for example as that represented at3%, these prongs-being elnbedded in the ends of the core 3% and cans ingthe shafts 13 and 1%, and the core, to rotate as a unit. By preferencethe prongs on the disk land represented at 35, are grouped about thecenter of the disk to engage the core at a number of diil'erent points,and the disk 30 is provided w th a single prong 36 coincident with theaxis of this disk. I

In the use of the disks as stated, the core 3% is introduced between thedisks and the latter drawn together to cause the prongs on the disks tobecome embedded in the ends wo f 11:11.0 core, the operation of thisapparatus for winding ribbon upon the core or unwinding it therefrombeing thesanie as that explained in connection with the core 20.

By preference the disks 30 and 31 are of greater diameter than the core84 whereby they serve .to confine the ribbon as it is wound upon thecore '84, :thus forming guides for the ribbon and the separating paperusually employed.

It is desirable where the disks 30 and 31 are employed that a coiledspring, represented at 37, be provided for pressing the disk 30 towardthe disk 31 and holding the core against accidental disengagement fromthe disks, this spring surrounding the shaft 13 and bearing at its endsagainst the sleeve section 32 and against a washer 10 surrounding theshaft 13 andabutting the journal 10 in which the shaft is journaled.

lVhile I have illustrated and described certain particular arrangementswherein my invention is embodiechl donot wish to be understood asintending :to limit it thereto, as various modifications and alterationsmay be made therein without depart ing fromthe spirit of-the'invention,it being my intention to claim my invention as fully and completely asthe priorstate of the art will permit.

"lVhat I claim as new and desire .to by Letters Patent is: v V

In a device of the-character setiorth, the combination of a-basepresenting guide rods, supports connected with said rods said sup ports.being formed of strips of material bent uponthemselies to formsleeve-sections between their ends for journaling shafts SEOlll'Gtherein and bent intosleeve-sections at'their ends at which they embracesaid rods, and ahned shafts ournale'd in said first-referredtosleeve-sections.

IRVING w. sMIT

